Israel faces second election in months as Netanyahu fails to form government
Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve parliament early on Thursday, paving the way for a new election after veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form...
Saudi foreign minister: Attacks on Gulf oil facilities must be addressed with ‘firmness’
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that attacks on Gulf oil facilities must be addressed with “strength and firmness” and that more efforts were...
Ashton Kutcher ‘freaking out’ after date found slain, Los Angeles court told
Actor Ashton Kutcher told a Los Angeles jury on Wednesday that he was “freaking out” after learning that a young woman was found dead in...
U.S.-China trade war of words heads for Fox cable TV face-off
China’s war of words with the United States over their escalating trade dispute will reach a crescendo of sorts when a broadcaster from Chinese state...
Failure to remove altered video shows Facebook enabled Russian election meddling: Pelosi
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday that Facebook Inc’s refusal to remove a heavily edited video that attempted to make her look incoherent...
Top U.S. security adviser: Iranian mines likely caused UAE tanker blasts
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Wednesday that naval mines “almost certainly from Iran” were used to attack oil tankers off the United...
Uncle of missing Utah girl charged with murder
Logan City Police Chief Gary Jensen says the uncle of a missing 5-year-old Utah girl has been charged with her murder. Rough Cut (no reporter...
South Africa’s Ramaphosa retains Mboweni, Gordhan in new, leaner cabinet
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday retained Tito Mboweni as finance minister in a new, leaner cabinet, following on from a pre-election pledge to...
Canada’s Trudeau to discuss ‘backsliding’ on abortion with VP Pence
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday he would raise his concerns about “backsliding” on women’s rights in the United States and elsewhere when...
South Africa’s president unveils leaner government – The Guardian
South Africa’s president unveils leaner government The Guardian South Africans react to De Lille’s inclusion to Ramaphosa’s cabinet Africanews English Rand tumbles to 3-week low as South...